About Us

Our Campus

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is located on a beautiful 170-acre campus in southwest Colorado, close to Mesa Verde National Park and the town of Cortez. Read more.

Intern Accommodations

The following on-campus facilities are available to interns at no cost:

kitchen and dining room

shared housing in primitive cabins (see photo above) with no electricity, water, heat, or air-conditioning; a composting toilet is available adjacent to the cabins, and a modern shower and restroom building is located a short distance away; accommodations may be shared with one other intern

a 15,000-square-foot building that contains research labs, specimen-processing area, temporary curation space, archives, a 5,000-volume research library focused on Southwestern archaeology and anthropology, teaching labs, gift shop, offices, seminar room, and reception area

Our Mission

The mission of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is to empower present and future generations by making the human past accessible and relevant through archaeological research, experiential education, and American Indian knowledge.